They are helping their rich friends but not ordinary people.

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Ordinary people can get very attached to their television heroes, so if their favourite character in Friends drinks Budweiser then they will want to too, the theory goes.

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"He was seen on the 15th, Friday, hanging out with his friends, talking to family members, all normal activities, nothing out of the ordinary that anyone detected, " his brother Ravi told CNN affiliate WPRI on April 10.

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